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mealplans WB25th June

hotcookie101
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I couldn't see a thread already, and just sorting out the plan for next week, so thought I would get it started.
I am trying to use up freezer stuff, without refilling too much, but that is easier said than done sometimes, but I want to make room for a farm shop trip, which always involves purchasing a LOT of meat
Mo 25th – piri piri chicken, rice and veg
Tu 26th smoked haddock risotto with peas
We 27th baked indian-style rice
Th-28th tuna and sweetcorn pasta bake
Fr 29th catalan chicken, potatoes, veg
Sa 30th pork chops/escalopes, potatoes veg
Su 1st ham hock, home grown new potatoes, carrots, peas, mushroom and mustard sauce
(just as an aside-Sun 1st July!! Where did that come from?!)
I am trying to use up freezer stuff, without refilling too much, but that is easier said than done sometimes, but I want to make room for a farm shop trip, which always involves purchasing a LOT of meat

Mo 25th – piri piri chicken, rice and veg
Tu 26th smoked haddock risotto with peas
We 27th baked indian-style rice
Th-28th tuna and sweetcorn pasta bake
Fr 29th catalan chicken, potatoes, veg
Sa 30th pork chops/escalopes, potatoes veg
Su 1st ham hock, home grown new potatoes, carrots, peas, mushroom and mustard sauce
(just as an aside-Sun 1st July!! Where did that come from?!)
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Thanks hotcookie for starting this week
Know what you mean about July already :eek:
Have managed to stay on track this week, just sat and sun to go and am determined to stick to meal plan as have NO money for takeaway !!! Am even more determined to have a zero spend on my credit card this month
week beginning Monday 25th (in no particular order)
Beef stew and dumplings
Home made Chilli Burgers and oven chips
Mustard pork with mash or wedges, tinned sweetcorn
Chilli con-carne with veggies and wedges (pack meat out with mushrooms, peppers and baby corn
Pork and mushrooms with garlic and herb sauce, pasta and garlic bread
Chicken Fajhitas
Shop bought Pizza, wedges, garlic bread and poppin chicken0% credit card £1360 & 0% Car Loan £7500 ~ paid in full JAN 2020 = NOW DEBT FREE 🤗
House sale OCT 2022 = NOW MORTGAGE FREE 🤗
House purchase completed FEB 2023 🥳🍾 Left work. 🤗
Retired at 55 & now living off the equity £10k a year (until pensions start at 60 & 67).
Previous Savings diary https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5597938/get-a-grip/p1
Living off savings diary
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6429003/escape-to-the-country-living-off-savings/p10 -
Thank you for starting this for the week.
I had another virtuous week where I cooked everything I planned and no more! I did juggle the days around a bit because of DH's shifts.
This week is:
SAT: H/M pizza, garlic bread & salad
SUN: Pulled pork rolls, sweetcorn and coleslaw
MON: Leftover pork quesedillas & salad
TUE: Chicken curry & rice
WEDS: Jacket potatoes with beans & cheese
THURS: L/O curry
FRI: Pasta & pesto
Lunches will be leftovers, pittas & houmous or soup.
Puddings will be yoghurt, fruit or H/M cake
Breakfasts will be porridge, cereal and/or H/M toast.0 -
Hello all! Had a good week last week! All to plan, and the one day out was actually replaced with another HM meal. Om nom nom!
This week:
Friday: spaghetti and meatballs
Saturday: BBQ for a friends birthday
Sunday: Something with leftover meatballs. Any ideas? All I can think of is more pasta or sarnies? they are already cooked in the sauce
Monday: shakshuka
Tuesday: will let roommie cook (risky :P)
Wednesday: Stir fry
Thursday: Out for friends leaving 'do
Good week everyone!Mortgage free by 30:eek:: £28,000/£100,000Debt free as of 1 October, 2010
Taking my frugal life on the road!0 -
Hi everyone, think this might be my first time posting here but here it goes!
Sat: Pork Chops, Cabbage and Cauliflower Cheese and other veg
Sun: Sausage Casserole with mash
Mon: Fajitas
Tue: Just me so Jacket Potato with Tuna
Wed: Some kind of fish with HM wedges and veg
Thu: Bolognase
Fri: Veg CurryEmergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 20170 -
This is a great thread, can pick up some ideas for meals from other people
This week we've only done a very small shop as I am tight for money until my next uni bursary comes in. Going to try and use up the foods we have in, although it might be less fresh food - it will do!
Sat - HM ham & veggie pizza, HM garlic & goats cheese bread
Sun - Meal at OH's parents
Mon - Quorn chicken style burgers, actifry chips & veggies/salad
Tues - Meal at my parents
Wed - Yellow sole for OH, and Quorn fillets for me with mashed potato & veggies
Thurs - Rice, chilli con carni, & garlic pitta bread
Fri - Just me so - macaroni cheese, Quorn fillets & veggies
Sat - HM curry & rice with sides
Sun - macaroni cheese & veggies0 -
Hi everyone and welcome Ruby
This week I have planned :
(on Sundays we have the dinner at lunchtime, then a tea of sandwiches or something-on-toast, carrot sticks, walnuts, raisins, and cake. Might make sultana + choc chip buns to use up Easter eggs, and hubby can take the rest for his breaktimes. I am also trying to use the slow cooker most days, as it is so easy to throw stuff in around 2:30 and not have to think about dinner again until I need to ladle it out :cool: )
Breakfasts
Wholemeal toast with hm Sheese spread or peanut butter, or scones, or cereal and fruit, or vegan omelette (probs with added onion and piquante peppers to the mix) and brown sauce - yum! Plus fruit. Tea/coffee for us, soya milk for children.
Lunches
HM Sheese spread on wholemeal, pepper slices, fruit (apple, pear, kiwi or raisins), and a soya yoghurt.
Mine are more likely to be salads with rye crispbread. I also have some naughty halva cubes in the freezer so might indulge in one with a cuppa for afters.... needing those extra few calories at the mo
Teas
Crackers with peanut butter, carrot and/or pepper slices, fruit
Dinners
Sat: Penne Bolognese (slow cooker)
Sun: Cauliflower Sheese Pie, veg and gravy
Mon: Bean and Lentil Cottage Pie (slow cooker)
Tue: Chick Pea Korma with greens and poppadoms (slow cooker)
Wed: Hm Pizza with salad
Thu: Cottage Cobbler (slow cooker)
Fri: Tofu Veg + Noodle Stir Fry with Lemon and Nori
Suppers
The children have cup of soya milk, we have been having popcorn later on.
Hope you all have a great week xLove and compassion to all x0 -
Here's our plan for this week.
Mon: Cod & Veg in Cheese Sauce
Tue: Turkey with Tomato Sauce
Wed: HM Chilli con Carne & Rice
Thu: Pork Loin, New Pots & Veg
Fri: Lamb Kleftiko & Rice
Sat: Fillet Steak & Salad
Sun: ~TBA~
mcppsl0 -
changes due to budget
sun pork stew w/dumpings & roast spuds
mon jackets w/ hm coleslaw & beans
tues ham quiche w/jackets
weds chicken stew w/dumplings
lunches: batch of lentil soup, LOs
snacks: batch of bakewell cupcakes which will be an experiment using up some basics cake mix i've had for yonks. plain cake mix, blob of jam, blob of almond flavour cake mix, top with icing.
I'm visiting relatives thurs-sat so nothing planned then.Living cheap in central London :rotfl:0 -
Sat: hot smoked salmon with jersey royals and watercress. Tinned peaches and cream for desert.
Sun: mushroom suet pudding with green beans and potatoes
Mon: Fish pie
Tues: veggie spaghetti bolognese
Wed: broccoli and Stilton soup
Thurs: Pasta with pesto
Breakfasts will be either cereal or toast with jam or eggs.
Lunches will be sandwiches or left overs from the night before.0 -
Hi everyone!
We are trying to have a seriously cheap week this week so we are trying to only eat from the cupboards....
Breakfasts
Homemade yogurt and tinned fruit (Me)
Porridge + choc powder or cereal (BF)
Lunches
Cereal (Me)
Noodles (BF)
Dinners:
Jerk Chicken + Baked Plantain with rice
Jacket Pots (with mince for BF, garlic butter for me)
Spaghetti Bolognaise
Char Sui Pork, Veggies + Ginger Rice
Savoury Pancakes
Omelettes with any random veggies
Pasta and sauce
I will have some tastier ideas next week!July Grocery Challenge : £40.41/£200.000
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